straykatze

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Ah, yes. :) So, to recap: today is day 6 of our MediFast adventure. Both of us (my husband is doing this - his idea, in fact) are feeling quite well on it. Yesterday was a little it more challenging than the days before, and we had one or two stalks of celery to munch on. Also, to reward and motivate us, we had a real nice…

in My first diet :) - MediFast and Type1 diabetes on pump Comment by straykatze November 2011
Hello, thank you for your concern. You are correct with the job of the basal rate, however it is always a good idea the follow the indications of the bg readings. Also i am not turning it OFF, still running more than 16 units per day :). As I am using a sensor I get continuous readings, and with the low carb intake there…

in My first diet :) - MediFast and Type1 diabetes on pump Comment by straykatze November 2011
Hello! I have to say, the iPhone app of this myfitnesspal website is fascinating for me - by just tracking everything I ate for about 2 weeks I lost weight, because I paid more attention. I absolutely love te scanner function - it pulls any packaged food with a bar code out of the database including all nutrition info -…

in My first diet :) - MediFast and Type1 diabetes on pump Comment by straykatze November 2011
Good thread indeed. Thank you! Based on advice i found there, I premixed a couple of soups after today's soups were both crunchy :/ And, wow, congratulations on loosing so much weight. Good work!

in My first diet :) - MediFast and Type1 diabetes on pump Comment by straykatze November 2011
Thank you, I will. I might have been there already :). First meals were not so bad, the oatmeal was totally acceptable :), bar and soup too. I do have spices, and I use them. No extra salt, but pepper, cayenne, and other.

in My first diet :) - MediFast and Type1 diabetes on pump Comment by straykatze November 2011
Yep, right here :)

in Insulin Pump and Weight Loss? Comment by straykatze November 2011